States as international persons — State succession — Continuity of the Law — Decrees of the Belgian Congo — Whether subject to judicial review in Belgian courts after Congolese accession to independence — Basic Law 1960 — The law of Belgium

States as international persons — State succession — Pensions — Obligations of the Belgian Congo — Accession to independence — Whether obligations assumed by Belgium — Colonial Charter 1908 — Basic Law 1960 — The law of Belgium